Transcontinental Drive in Metairie was to close beneath Interstate 10 for 12 hours Saturday, the state Department of Transportation and Development said. The closure was scheduled to last from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The highway department said Transcontinental was to close between Trenton Avenue and Wabash Street while work crews set girders for the widening of the I-10 bridge....

Transcontinental Drive in Metairie was to close beneath Interstate 10 for 12 hours Saturday, the state Department of Transportation and Development said. The closure was scheduled to last from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The highway department said Transcontinental was to close between Trenton Avenue and Wabash Street while work crews set girders for the widening of the I-10 bridge.